Study of Humor Research from the Perspective of Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle in Comic Sketch “Huan Bu Huan”

Abstract

Comic sketch has become an essential part of the China Media Group Spring Festival Gala Evening stage every year. Its form is simple and the verbal has some kind of humor. Through the dialogue between the person, the comic sketch is loved by the audience. To make jokes, the actors in the comic sketches often violate the Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle to realize the pragmatic functions of humor. Grice’s Cooperative Principle in daily communication, communicators should follow the principle of a particular task. Linguist Leech put forward the Politeness Principle. The principle is an addition to the Cooperative Principle and is further extended. This paper under the perspective of the Cooperative Principle and Politeness Principle in the comic sketch Huan bu huan of the 2022 China Media Group Spring Festival Gala Evening, some humorous dialogues are analyzed. Results showed that these dialogues for violating the rules produced between the lines to achieve the humorous effect. The purpose of this paper is to deepen people’s understanding of comic sketch language and to provide a reference for the audience to appreciate the unique artistic and aesthetic value of the comic sketch.